Word Processing - Basic Formatting

Basic Text Formatting

Alignment (ie. Left, Center, Right, Justify)
Font (ie. Times, Arial, Comic Sans etc.)
Font Size (ie. 10pt, 12pt, 14pt)
Style (ie, Bold, Underline or Italicize)

Challenge - Add a stock "Graphic"

• Locate the program called "Character Map" under START | PROGRAMS | ACCESSORIES | SYSTEM TOOLS
• Scan through the WINGDINGS or WEBDINGS font for an appropriate symbol for your menu
• Copy that symbol into your menu below the title, and modify it's size appropriately

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Restaurant Menu Exercise

Formatting your documents

The idea behind this exercise is to use the PROPER formatting tools to create and EFFICIENT and FLEXIBLE document.

• EFFICIENT means it doesn't waste an excessive amount of characters to try to get items aligned
• FLEXIBLE means the text could be easily resized without disturbing the intended format

	Using OpenOffice Writer, create a menu for a restaurant of your choice that is formatted like the one shown here. Try to be as efficient as possible, and concentrate on the ALIGNMENT of items in the list. Step 1: Create a Title Create a TITLE for your menu that has the following characteristics CENTER Alignment 40 Point Font Size BRUSH SCRIPT Font Face BOLD Style Step 2: Create your Menu Items Type the name of your first food item, then hit the TAB key, followed by a price using dollars and cents. Characteristics: CENTER Aligned 20 Point Font TIMES Font Face Normal Style Create a total EIGHT food items and prices with TABs between
	Step 3: Adjust the Spacing It's time to space out the menu HIGHLIGHT the items (but NOT the title) on your menu, and use the dropdown menu: FORMAT - PARAGRAPH This is the PARAGRAPH FORMATTING dialogue Look for the LINE SPACING and set it to DOUBLE Click OKAY
	The menu is now efficiently double spaced without having to hit extra ENTER keys in between.